Eddie Bell (wide receiver)

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Eddie Bell
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1946-09-13) September 13, 1946 (age 77)
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school: George Washington Carver
(Waco, TX)
College: Idaho State
NFL draft: 1970  / Round: 9 / Pick: 228
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:118
Receiving yards:1,774
Receiving touchdowns:12
Player stats at PFR

Eddie Bell (born September 13, 1946) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

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High school

Bell graduated from George Washington Carver High School in Waco, Texas in 1965. He played in the Texas high school all-star game in Houston in 1965 as a running back. [1] On July 16, 2016, he was inducted the Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA) Hall of Fame. [2]

College

Bell attended Idaho State University, where he played for the Bengals from 1967 to 1969. In 1969, he was first-team all-American and holds the national record for pass receiving, for 96 receptions for 1,522 yards and 21 touchdowns in a single season. [3] In 1969, he was selected to the All-American bowl in Tampa Florida coached by Bo Schembechler, Duffy Daugherty and Buddy Ryan. In 1969, he was also the Big Sky Conference 220 yard dash sprint champion. [2] After that he was inducted into Ring of Honor and the Hall of Fame of Idaho State. On November 22, 1969 was Ed Bell's Day in the city of Pocatello, Idaho for athletic accomplishments. [2] In 2016, he was nominated for the NCAA college football Hall of Fame. [4]

NFL

Bell was drafted by the New York Jets in the ninth round of the 1970 NFL draft. At the time he was thought to be the second-lightest player in club history, at 160 pounds. [1]

The first opportunity to start was in place of the injured George Sauer, against the Baltimore Colts in the 5th game of his rookie season. He tied a club record of 12 catches in one game, along with 151 yards and one touchdown thrown by Joe Namath. He co-holds that record with Hall of Famer Don Maynard and Art Powell (wide receiver). [3]

Bell also played for the San Diego Chargers. [5] He played a total of 6 years for the Jets, and one for the Chargers, amassing a total of 118 receptions for 1,774 yards and 12 touchdown. Following his NFL career, he became a Los Angeles police officer and an actor, appearing on television shows including Wonder Woman, Maude and Hill Street Blues. He also worked as a cameraman on the Buffalo Bill Show. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bell Bigger Rookie Than Jets Thought". The New York Times. August 11, 1970.
  2. 1 2 3 "George Foreman to be inducted into TBSHF". February 19, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Gehman, Jim (October 24, 2019). "Where Are They Now: Eddie Bell" . Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "ISU football: Bengal greats Bell and deBruijn make College Football Hall of Fame ballot". June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Eddie Bell". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
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